"It's almost like time travel."īut being unable to forget can affect your relationship to the present, people with this form of memory say.Īlexandra is 22 and lives with her mother in a long brick ranch house in southern Maryland. "Right down to getting sick to my stomach or getting a headache," she says.
She says she sees what she saw that day, hears what she heard, and emotionally feels what she felt at the time. All of these people can remember details about their lives that the rest of us couldn't hope to remember: the strangers they pass on the street, the first thing they saw when they woke up seven months ago.Īnd though it's not clear why the brains of people with HSAM can do what they do, what is clear is that this ability gives them an access to the past that's profoundly different from you and me.Īlexandra Wolff says she is tempted to live in the past 24/7.īut Alexandra says that remembering even an inconsequential trip to Target is an almost physical experience for her. who have been identified with this ability. 2 she went to TGI Fridays and spoke to the hostess, who was wearing black leather flats with small bows on them.Īlexandra Wolff has what's known as highly superior autobiographical memory. 2 she stopped at Target and bought Raisin Bran and on April 17 she wore a white button-down shirt and on Oct. She remembers those things, just as she remembers that on Aug. Later that night, sitting in her room, she spent 20 minutes scanning pictures in InStyle magazine.
21, Alexandra Wolff ate steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli for dinner. Having a perfect memory can put a strain on relationships, because every slight is remembered.
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